Williamsburg Regional Library

Bones, inside and out, Roy A. Meals, MD

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages [262]-283) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Bones

bibliography

1137833227

Roy A. Meals, MD

inside and out

"A lively, illustrated exploration of the 500-million-year history of bone, a touchstone for understanding vertebrate life and human culture. Bone is ubiquitous and versatile, and uniquely repairs itself without scarring. However, we rarely see bone in its living state--and even then, mostly in two-tone images that only hint at its marvels. After it serves and protects vertebrate lives, bone reveals itself in surprising ways, sometimes hundreds of millions of years later. In Bones, orthopedic surgeon Roy Meals explores and extols this amazing material that both supports and records vertebrate life. He demystifies the biological makeup of bones; how they grow, break, and heal; and how medical innovations--from the first X-rays to advanced surgical techniques--enhance our lives. With enthusiasm and humor, Meals also reveals the enduring presence of bone outside the body--as fossils, ossuaries, tools, musical instruments--and celebrates allusions to bone in history, religion, and idiom. Approachable and entertaining, Bones richly illuminates our bodies' essential framework"--, Provided by publisher

Bone's unique composition and varied structure -- Bone's life and relatives -- When bones break -- Bone's other failings and who can help -- Bone surgery through the ages -- Six orthopedic giants -- Orthopedic innovations -- Picturing bone -- The future of concealed bone -- Bone left alone -- Deference to bone -- Bones that teach -- The business of bones -- Domestic bones -- Beguiling bones -- The future of revealed bone

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